Dolphins sign WR Michael Rios

Local product would compete for backup job

The Dolphins signed former Arizona Cardinals WR Michael Rios to a one-year…

April 3, 2014|By Chris Perkins, South Florida Sun Sentinel

DAVIE – The Dolphins signed former Arizona Cardinal wide receiver Michael Rios to a one-year contract on Thursday, bolstering their crop of backups at that position.

The Dolphins also announced they signed former Atlanta wide receiver Kevin Cone, which was reported Wednesday, and quarterback Jordan Rodgers.

Rios, undrafted out of Marist College, is a local product having attended Miami Belen High School. When he signed a free agent contract with the Cardinals in 2012 he became the first player from Marist to sign with a NFL team.

Rios (6-2, 203) didn’t compile any statistics with Arizona last season. He was released in late July after sustaining a broken left foot.

Rios established the single-season receving yards record at Marist (244 yards) and had a school-record 17 career receiving touchdowns. He also established single-season records for receiving yards (1,173) and touchdowns (10).

Rios had a workout for the Dolphins on Wednesday, according to the Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal and told the newspaper, “I am a Dolphins fan turned official Dolphin. It just feels right on both sides. It has the potential to work out for everyone.”

The Dolphins are rapidly filling out their 90-man training camp roster and now have 62 players under contract after adding five players in the last few days.